Mamata Banerjee
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Mamata Banerjee (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈmɔmot̪aˑ ˈbɔnd̪ːoˌpad̪ːʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the 8th chief minister of West Bengal since 2011. She was the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC), she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister. She founded the AITC in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress (I), and became its second president later in 2001. She often refers to herself as Didi (meaning, elder sister in Bengali). She made history as the first sitting Chief Minister of India to argue as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Banerjee previously served twice as Minister of Railways, becoming the first woman to do so. She is also the second female Minister of Coal, and Minister of Human Resource Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, Women and Child Development in the cabinet of the Indian government. She rose to prominence after opposing the erstwhile land acquisition policies for industrialisation of the Left Front-led government in West Bengal for Special Economic Zones at the cost of agriculturalists and farmers at Singur. In 2011, Banerjee pulled off a landslide victory for the AITC alliance in West Bengal, defeating the 34-year-old Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government. She led her party to a landslide victory in the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls. She served as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bhabanipur from 2011 to 2021. She contested the Nandigram assembly seat and lost to the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in the 2021 state election, though her party won a large majority of seats. She is the third West Bengal Chief Minister to lose an election from her own constituency, after Prafulla Chandra Sen in 1967 and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2011. She got elected as member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly again from Bhabanipur constituency in the bypoll. Banerjee is one of the two female incumbent Indian chief ministers. In 2026, Banerjee again contested the Bhabinipur assembly constituency in the 2026 state election but was defeated by the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari marking a significant electoral setback.
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SC makes strong remarks over alleged interference by CM Mamata Banerjee in ED investigation
Kalyan Banerjee leaves TMC rally after 'long' speech amid reports of exchange with Mamata
Mamata Banerjee reasserts TMC leadership at Martyr's Day rally, hints she may join CJP protesters in Delhi
Martyrs' Day rally: Bury differences and unite against BJP, Mamata tells INDIA bloc parties
"If needed, I will visit Delhi and join CJP protest": Mamata Banerjee calls for Opposition unity against BJP
'Turned his car around and drove away': Mamata Banerjee's swipe at PM Modi over CJP Parliament march
Mamata-led TMC, rebel faction plan separate July 21 Martyrs' Day programmes in Kolkata
'No Ego, Unite Against BJP': Mamata Banerjee's Big INDIA Bloc Pitch Amid TMC Rebellion
'Traitors won't be allowed to return to TMC': Mamata Banerjee slams rebel camp at Martyrs' Day rally
West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh targets Mamata Banerjee over Shaheed Diwas: ‘You stand alone’
Suvendu Adhikari targets Mamata’s claim on July 21 Shahid Divas legacy with commission report
Mamata Banerjee’s chance to highlight ‘stolen mandate’ at Martyrs’ Day rally
Mamata Banerjee Holds On To Loyalists, Defends Nephew As Veterans Bolt To Rebel Camp
Battle for TMC Escalates: Mamata Camp Defends Party Structure, Rejects Rebels' Claims
Baruipur gang rape case: TMC alleges Mamata Banerjee stopped from meeting victim's family
Video | TMC Alleges Mamata Banerjee Was Prevented From Visiting Rape Victim's Family
Mamata Banerjee Under House Arrest? TMC Says Ex-CM Stopped From Visiting Baruipur Rape Victim’s Family
Mamata Banerjee Vs Rebels: Battle For TMC Symbol And Headquarters Intensifies
Mamata Banerjee Faces Fresh Setback As Bengal TMC Chief Chandrima Bhattacharya Resigns
‘I ignore traitors’: Mamata Banerjee slams rebels as key aide quits amid TMC meltdown
Another Setback For Mamata Banerjee As Bengal TMC Chief Chandrima Bhattacharya Resigns
Mamata Banerjee Made Her Party State President A Month Ago, Now She's With Rebels
Mamata loyalist Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns as Bengal State president of Trinamool Congress
'Didi, this wasn't needed': Mamata Banerjee loyalist Chandrima Bhattacharya breaks silence on quitting TMC posts
Fresh blow to Mamata Banerjee as close aide Chandrima Bhattacharya quits all party posts
